(a) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this article or of the rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or both fined and imprisoned. Jurisdiction under this section shall be in a court of record exercising criminal jurisdiction within the county wherein the offense is committed.
(b) Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under this article shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the classified or classified-exempt service, and if he is an officer or employee of the state, shall forfeit his present office or position.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers
Article 6. Civil Service System
§29-6-4. Classified-Exempt Service; Additions to Classified Service; Exemptions
§29-6-5. Division of Personnel Continued; Functions
§29-6-6. State Personnel Board Continued; Members; Term; Quorum; Vacancies; Powers and Duties
§29-6-7. Director of Personnel; Appointment; Qualifications; Powers and Duties
§29-6-7a. Report on a Centralized Personnel System
§29-6-8. Duties of Board Generally
§29-6-10a. Reduction in Work Force
§29-6-11. Duty to Furnish Facilities for Division's Use
§29-6-14. Certification of Payrolls; Wrongfully Withholding Certification of Payroll
§29-6-17. Services to Political Subdivisions; Cooperation With Agencies for Other Jurisdictions
§29-6-24. Posting of Job Openings
§29-6-25. Implementation; Report to Governor and Legislature
§29-6-26. Employee Representative Organization Bulletin Boards